EU’s von der Leyen rebuffs Polish call to suspend carbon market

Euractiv | Aug 31, 2022 at 9:55 AM
  • European Union Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday (30 August) rebuffed a call by Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki to temporarily suspend the EU’s Emission Trading System (ETS) in order to stabilise power prices.
  • In February, Polish state-owned utility PGE launched an advertising campaign blaming the ETS for the country’s high energy prices.